Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for As
as, prep. [see as, adv.]
- Like; similarly; additionally; analogous to; parallel to; in common with; with the qualities of [used for similes and analogies.]
- Compared with; in comparison to; in the manner of.
- Phrase. “as well as”: with equal appropriateness.
- Phrase. “as well as”: in addition to; [polysemy] with equal affinity for.
- Phrase. “Such as”: like; for example.
- Phrase. “Late as this”: even now; up until today; in the present time.
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